tuning

English

Pronunciation

Noun

tuning (plural tunings)

  1. Action of the verb to tune.
    1. The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch.
    2. (engineering) The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance.

Hyponyms

  • engine tuning
  • neuronal tuning
  • piano tuning

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

tuning

  1. present participle and gerund of tune

French

Noun

tuning m (plural tunings)

  1. tuning, personalizing, pimping

Polish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from tuning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtju.ɲiŋk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uɲiŋk
  • Syllabification: tu‧ning

Noun

tuning m inan (related adjective tuningowy)

  1. car tuning, modding, pimping

Declension

Derived terms

noun
  • tuningowiec
verbs
  • stuningować pf
  • tuningować impf
adverb
  • tuningowo

Further reading

  • tuning in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tuning in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English tuning.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtũ.nĩ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtu.nĩ/

Noun

tuning m (plural tunings)

  1. car tuning, pimping (process of modifying a vehicle)

Derived terms

  • xuning

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English tuning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtunin/ [ˈt̪u.nĩn]
  • Rhymes: -unin
  • Syllabification: tu‧ning

Noun

tuning m (uncountable)

  1. (Spain) car tuning, modding, pimping

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Alternative forms

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